Birds to See in South Australia in September
55 bird species on our list for South Australia are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Australian Magpie, Galah, Red Wattlebird, Willie Wagtail and New Holland Honeyeater. New this month: Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper and Grey Plover and 5 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
Leaving soon
From South Australia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 55 birds in September
55 birds
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.02% in Sep
GalahEolophus roseicapillaResidentCommon35–38 cmRecorded all year · 2.76% in Sep
Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculataResidentCommon33–37 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Sep
Willie WagtailRhipidura leucophrysResidentCommon19–22 cmRecorded all year · 1.98% in Sep
New Holland HoneyeaterPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Sep
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Sep
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusResidentCommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Sep
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesResidentCommon46–53 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Sep
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.00% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Sep
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Sep
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Sep
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentCommon41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Sep
Whistling KiteHaliastur sphenurusResidentCommon50–60 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in Sep
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeResidentUncommon150–190 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Sep
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusResidentUncommon18–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Sep
Mulga ParrotPsephotellus variusResidentUncommon27–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Sep
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Sep
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.25% in Sep
Red-browed FinchNeochmia temporalisResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Sep
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraResidentUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Sep
Purple-crowned LorikeetGlossopsitta porphyrocephalaResidentUncommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Sep
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Feb · 0.14% in Sep
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
ApostlebirdStruthidea cinereaResidentUncommon29–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Sep
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusResidentUncommon30–33 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
RedthroatPyrrholaemus brunneusResidentUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Australian HobbyFalco longipennisResidentUncommon30–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Sep
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.10% in Sep
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentUncommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Sep
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusResidentUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Sep
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorUncommon18–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Sep
Eastern Yellow RobinEopsaltria australisResidentUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
BrolgaAntigone rubicundaResidentUncommon100–140 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.03% in Sep
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentRare66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
GreenfinchChloris chlorisSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Sep
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.02% in Sep
Australian BustardArdeotis australisWinter visitorRare100–140 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.02% in Sep
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Sep
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Jul–Feb · 0.01% in Sep
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaSummer visitorUncommon27–30 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.01% in Sep
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaResidentRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Common OstrichStruthio camelusResidentRare210–275 cmRegularly Sep–Oct · 0.01% in Sep
Little PenguinEudyptula minorSummer visitorRare30–40 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in Sep
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoSummer visitorRare100–125 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.00% in Sep
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made